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Tailbone trauma   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Coccyx injury

Definition:

Tailbone truama is an injury to the small bone at the lower tip of the spine.

Considerations

Actual fractures to the tailbone are infrequent. Tailbone trauma usually causes bruising to the bone or pulling of the ligaments.

Causes

Backward falls onto a hard surface such as a slippery floor or ice are the most common cause of this injury.

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